hanging scroll;
painting
- Museum number
- 1881,1210,0.12.JA
- Description
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Painting, hanging scroll. Katen, the fire deva; from a set of the 12 devas (Jap.Ptg.3454 to 3465). Ink and colour on silk.
- Production date
- 18thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 169 centimetres (mount)
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Height: 96 centimetres
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Width: 50 centimetres (mount)
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Width: 37 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1881
- Acquisition notes
- The collection of over 2,000 Japanese and Chinese paintings assembled by Prof. William Anderson during his residency in Japan, 1873-1880, was acquired by the Museum in 1881. The items were not listed in the register, but rather were published separately as the 'Descriptive and Historical Catalogue of a Collection of Japanese and Chinese Paintings in the British Museum' (Longmans & Co, 1886).
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1881,1210,0.12.JA
- Additional IDs
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Asia painting number: Jap.Ptg.3457 (Japanese Painting Number)
